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M. BARON. TABLE. nrmouxon nun we. 23, 1911.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1912.

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M. BARON.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG 23, 1911 Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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' "norms enison, or Boston, 3 'rnnnx;

Toall whom it may comma:

Be -it known that I, Mo mis BARON, citizenof the United States, residin Boston, in the county of Sufio of Massachusetts, have new and useful Improyements which the following isa once being had raw I My invention relates to new and useful emcntstables. and more particularly to the classof tables used by tailors, my object is of character whereprovided tor the collection of needles, whereby th st frame 1 by improv dressmakers and the like and to provide a device in means, is the stray and same may or dama ed A fur er ect of the in theprovision of a table having thereof slotted laterally throughout, said slots lea chutes which chutes in municate with collection receptacles b falling upon thefloor.

and 1ong1 the f sides in the provision of whereby the table is adapted for e argeer of workersment to accommodate a numb '5 ing a plurality of drawers ad tain various those working upon A still further vision 0i spool holding said table.

the table.

' Still another object isto provide a device durable in which is very eiiective which is extremelysimple and construction and one 4 and useful in operation. 4 With these and other objects in view, invention consists of arts as will In claims.

Specification of Letters mam. Application filed August 23, 1911. Serial 11o. Muse,

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t 1k and tate invented certain in Tables, of v ification,refcrto the accompanying .p

e prevented from becoming lo invention resides the top' tudinally to delivery turn lead tov or com- Still another. object of the invention resides in the arrangement of the .slots so as and a still further object resides in providapted to contools and instruments usedby object resides in the promeans carried on my in the novel features-0 construction, co bination and arrangement be hereinafter referred to more particularly pointed out in the.

drawings forming a Figure 1 is a side Fig. 2 is a top plan Patented Sept. l t- Mi is a vertical was as the line ,T Fig. 4 is a vertical transve' section on line Hfliig. 2. y

In carrying out my invention I re fer to the drawings in which. siin'ilar refer? fence 7 characters designate correspon g arts throughout the several views inal section. taken on and. which 1 indicates a frame or v esign supported on the upper ends .fof fourjlegsfl, said legs being brged by 05' upper side pieces'or flanges-3 'wjich d from 'the frame. 1 and y the lower iii-ate bars-4. Mounted on the frame 1 wheel pletely cover the space wer byjis e a metallic top 5, said top held the means of an additional or molding 6 and said topis 'prcvided'wit a plurality of elongated slots 7, said being arranged in series to form squats, certain of the slots extending longitudinally while certain others extend laterally oi the table proper. These squares or slots cam-3 pletely cover the top 5 except tor a Horde; which extends therearou'nd and 'thesquares a: slots'are so arfan'ge'd as'to have the slots foff every other square arranged or disposed iii the same direction. v v y Secured to theunder face of the b lge top 5 is a pair of conveying chutes 't e walls of which are inclined inwardly from} their upper to their lower ends, said o chutes completely coverin the bottom of said top and leading v km the chutes are the delivery chutes Q hichin tum-Rea to the receptacles 10. These receptacles are formed as portions of the chutes 9, the, saline being hingedto the lower ends of the latter by means of the hinges 11 and in order Ito prevent any thievingof the contents of the receptacles or otherwise tampering theibe' with, I provide a locking ineans theefor which comprises the hasps 12' and a; ocks 13. From this construction it wi I served that allpins, needles an e which may casually fall upon the p of e f table, during the operation oi the workmen at the table are adapted to fall through the slots 7- in the topthereof to be conveyed the chutes 8 and 9 to the receptacles therebelow, where the same may be saved and collected for further A In order to provide means whereby table may .be used by more than one party,

and without necessarily using the top which has heretofore been described as slotted, I provide a plurality of plates 14, sald plates being hinged on their under faces to 5 the under faces of the frame ii, the normal position of said plates being 1n their lowered position, through gravity. In order, however, to,retain these hinged plates In their extended and horizontal positions, I provide the brace bars 15, which brace bars .are substantially L-shaped, 'one arm of the "same being oscillatingly mounted in the keepers 16 carried on the side flanges 3. As these side flanges 3 extend just within the outer side edges of the frame 1, it will be seen that when the same are oscillated so that the opposite or free arms of said brace bars 15. are disposed under the lower face of said frame, said plates 14 are adapted-to fall to their lowered and normal positionswhereas when said brace bars 15 are positioned outwardly so that the free arms thereof extend under the lower faces of said plates 14, the latter are adapted to be retained in their extended posltions. In po- .sitioning these brace bars 15 on the flanges '3, the same are disposed immediately adja cent the hinged members of the plates-14 7 so that when said bars are effective or operative position, the same may contact with said hinges,.thereby limiting the movement thereof'and retaining the same in'their effective positions.

a I have also provided means on the table for carrying various tools, instruments and the like and to this end I provide a plurality of drawers 17, each of said drawers being hinged respectively to one of the legs of the table on the inner side face thereof so as to 40 fold or move inwardly beneath the top of 7 said table. In order to limit the movement of said drawers inwardly beneath the table, the outer faces thereof are disposed a fraction higher than the sides thereof so as to form a flange which is adapted to contact.

V with the -ot faces of the and locks may be awers, portions of w ich are disposed on the drawer proper while the sockets to receive thelocklng levers thereof are formed in said flanges 3.

I have also provided means on this table to support a pluralitv of spools in such a position as to be readily accessible to those using the same and to this end I provide the plates 18 which are mounted on the metallic top 5 to extend vertically-thereof and are positioned at opposite ends of .the same, said plates having arranged'on their inner faces the ends of a plurahty of stems or arms 1'9. These stems are circular in cross section and side flan es 3 rovided for these i all of equal length, and hinged to the top 5 into vertical position are adapted to con- 55 tact with the free ends of said stems 19.

extends through ,allowmg pins or needles moved to their tlon and one Is a pair of plates 20 which when brought These stems 19 are adapted to receive thereon the spools of thread or silk and in order to retain the plates 20 in their vertical positions so as to retain the spools on their respective stems, an additional stem or arm 21is provided on each of the plates 18 vh1ch an opening in theplate 20, r said latter stem or arm having an opening therein which receives a padlock or the like 22. j rom the foregoing it will be observed that I have provided an improved form of tailors and dressmakers table wherein especlal means has been provided for the col-' lection of stray pins, needles and the like and whereby the same may be saved and used again. "It will further be seen that in effecting this result, I provide a table top which is formed of a plate having a plurality of slots therein, said slots being arranged in series and certain of the series extending laterally while certain others extend longitudinally of the table proper, thus which ma fall upon the top promiscuously to be positively conveyed to the collection ,rece tacles therebelow. Furthermore, it will seen that I have provided conveyer chutes which completely cover the lower face of the table top and lead to collection receptacles and it will still further be seen that I, have provided means to prevent the tampering or thieving of the contents of the receptacle.

It will still further be observed that I have rovided means for carrying spools of thread on the table. said means belng capable of being locked to moval of the thread.

It will still further be seen that the device is extremely strong and durable in construcwhich is very effective and useful in operation.

As indicated in Fig. 2 and as best illustrated in Fig. 4, the top 5 ofthe table is' formed, around all of the slots, \with an imperforate margin which overlies the flanges that are formed at the upper ends of the chutes and that serve to assist in holding the chutes in position. f

It is to be particularly noted that this device is for use primar' y incollecting pins.

As is well known, pins, when dropped upon a table or similar article, have a tendency to roll on the edges of their heads, and con n sequently by having the slots arranged as Fig. 2 with all of the slots of each set parallelto each other and one end slot .of each set contiguous to the ends of all of the slots of an adjacent set and at an angle to the slots of said adjacent set, when the pins are dropped upon the table,even if they do not of themselves roll down into one of the slots, they may be easily caused to fall through the slots by the operator 13 passing his or her hand over the surface of prevent. the ready re -c t,0ee,070

the table tog so as to smooth over the pins and cause t em to roll or slide down into the slots.

at I claim is:-

1. A work table. including a top formed with a plurality of sets of slots all of the slots of each set extending arallel to each other and an end slot of one set 1 ing conti one to the ends of all of the s ots of an .a yacent set and at an angle to the slots of such adjacent set, as for the purpose set forth.

2.. A work table inelu a top formed with a lurality of sets of slots of e ual length, ail of the slots'of each set exten g 15 parallel to each other end an end slot of each set lying contiguous to the ends of all of the slots of an adjacent set and at an angle to the slots of such adjacent set.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 20 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS BARON.

Witnesses AUeUs'rUe H. KAUFMAN, Josnrn Ban. 

